[birding] Linn Co. White Gyr

[M & R Campbell]

At 11:00 today, a large, white falcon cruised through west Peoria at tree-top level, passed within 180 yards of me, and quickly disappeared out of sight to the south.  I spent the next 1 1/2 hours trying to find it in the top of a tree in the vicinity of Snag Boat Bend. This bird is white enough, and big enough, that in the sunshine it should be visible for miles, so this is a heads-up to birders in the central Linn/Finley area.

I will post a few more details later since white Gyrs are rare around here--and rare to me.    


Randy Campbell

Peoria

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